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Passion and Persistence Pay Off for Pitt Alum Whose Sustainable Food Packaging Company is Acquired

Posted on March 19, 2024 by Mike Yeomans

Jared Raszewski’s (ENGR ’18) passion for innovation and entrepreneurship emerged while taking a chemical product commercialization course in his senior year at the University of Pittsburgh Swanson School of Engineering.  …

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Invention vs. Innovation: What’s the Difference?

Posted on February 6, 2024 by Mike Yeomans

The words Innovation and invention are often used interchangeably, but they are not the same thing.

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Startup Check-in: Swan NeuroTech

Posted on January 25, 2024 by Mike Yeomans

Kacey Marra licensed the technology she had developed to help repair nerve injuries in 2019, shortly after revised University policy took effect allowing Pitt innovators to dedicate a day per …

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Pitt Startup Check-in: Astria Biosciences

Posted on November 28, 2023 by Mike Yeomans

Pitt startup Astria Biosciences continues to rack up milestones as it works to bring the first simple, whole blood-based test to detect the presence and monitor the progression of cerebral aneurysms …

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Pitt Students Flex Their Entrepreneurial Muscle at Wells Healthcare Competition

Posted on November 14, 2023 by Mike Yeomans

Shanae Butler came to Pitt to pursue a PhD in bioengineering. She could be on her way to leaving as the head of her own company after being awarded the …

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Aneurisk Team Gets to Know Potential Customers’ Needs with the NSF I-Corps

Posted on November 7, 2023 by Mike Yeomans

 

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Pitt Startup Check-in: Ocugenix

Posted on October 31, 2023 by Mike Yeomans

Company Receives Clearance for Phase I Safety Trial for Treatment of Macular Degeneration. Alan Wells and Cecelia Yates have collaborated on and off for nearly two decades at the University …

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Pitt Innovation Challenge Rewards Solutions for Healthcare Problems

Posted on October 16, 2023 by Mike Yeomans

Three Pitt innovation teams each received $100,000 awards to continue on the path from the lab to market at the 10th annual Pitt Innovation Challenge (PInCh) sponsored by the Clinical …

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Tech Tuesday: A Sustainable Alternative to Plastic

Posted on September 5, 2023 by Karen Woolstrum

Every other Tuesday, the Innovation Institute highlights a technology or a set of technologies from its portfolio of impactful innovations available for licensing or strategic partnerships. This week, we feature …

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Pitt and UPMC Partner to Advance Promising Therapeutics Research

Posted on August 31, 2023 by Mike Yeomans

UPMC Enterprises Translational Sciences and the University of Pittsburgh Office of Innovation and Entrepreneurship are teaming on a second request for proposals for sponsored research projects in specific therapeutic areas. …

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Tech Tuesday: Improved Pre-clinical Models for Osteoarthritis

Posted on August 22, 2023 by Karen Woolstrum

Aging along with inflammation, infection, and trauma can all cause damage to joint tissue resulting in arthritic disorders. These disorders can be debilitating, significantly impacting on quality of life. A …

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Wellspring for Entrepreneurship

Posted on August 10, 2023 by Mike Yeomans

Michael Wells had already developed an innovation mindset while earning both a bachelor’s and master’s degree from the University of Pittsburgh School of Education. (EDUC’90, EDUC’92G) An avid marathon runner, …

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